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Workspace setup, equipment checks, and preparing your first project.
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Included with every Orchard
Learn the tools. Bring ideas to life.
Operator training and curriculum are included with every Orchard. Review the topics here, then sign in for the resources assigned to your organization.
Explore lessonsTRAINING & MANUALS
Know your Orchard.
Make with confidence.
Follow the training videos alongside the instructions for your equipment and module configuration.
Make with the Orchard
Module operation, model preparation, materials, and the Sylvan workflow.
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Routine maintenance, troubleshooting, and when to contact support.
Log in for videos & manualsYour organization’s training and manuals are available through the customer resource library.
CURRICULUM GUIDES & LESSON TEMPLATES
Find your grade.
Start with an idea.
Full curricula are available for grades 4–8, with activity plans for YMCA and Boys & Girls Club customers. Explore activity ideas below, then sign in for the resources assigned to your organization.
The ideas below illustrate possible activities; they are not excerpts from the included curriculum. Ask for a curriculum walkthrough to review available lessons.
Grade 4
ILLUSTRATIVE ACTIVITY IDEA
Build a better bridge
Compare bridge shapes, test model structures, and discuss what makes them strong.
View your assigned customer resourcesGrade 5
ILLUSTRATIVE ACTIVITY IDEA
A bottle’s next life
Follow compatible PET from bottle to filament and propose a useful new object.
View your assigned customer resourcesGrade 6
ILLUSTRATIVE ACTIVITY IDEA
Solve a classroom problem
Define an everyday need, sketch alternatives, and prototype a solution.
View your assigned customer resourcesGrade 7
ILLUSTRATIVE ACTIVITY IDEA
Design for a better fit
Use measurements to model an organizer, test its fit, and revise the dimensions.
View your assigned customer resourcesGrade 8
ILLUSTRATIVE ACTIVITY IDEA
Make motion happen
Explore how gears transfer motion through a small mechanical model.
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Choose rental or purchase and configure your modules. Still have questions? See the workflow in a demo.